Toy pistol



June 15 ,1925. 1,588304' w. F. GEHRIG TOY PISTOL Filed August 18. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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June 15 1926.

1,588,404 w. F. GEHRIG TOY PISTOL Filed August 18, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented June 15, 5.92.

ilbllTEi? STAT-ES lfi tte PATENT @EQFEQE;

WILLIAM F. GEHRIG, OF BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY;

- TOY PISTOL.

Application filed. August 18, 1924. Serial No. 732,713.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in toy pistols; and, the aresent invention has reference, more particularly, to a. novel and simply constructed toy-pistol to be used in firing paper-caps or fulminates.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a toy-pistol in which the parts, which have been reduced to a minimum, so as to cheapen the cost of construction, are easily and quickly assembled; and, the said invention has for its further object to provide in connection with the main shell or casing of the pistol, means for properly inserting and maintaining the usual band or strip of paper-caps or fulminates in place within the pistol, and to provide a paperstrip engaging means actuated by the trigger of the pistol, for actuating the exploding or striking hammer, and to intermittently feed the paper-strip containing the spaced fulminates in proper posit-ion upon the anvil of the pistol and in front of the striker-head of the hammer, the paper-strip being moved only when the paper-strip engaging means is brought into engagement with the protuberance formed by the fulminates projecting from the face or faces of the strip.

The invention has for its further object to provide in connection with the anvil of a toy-pistol, aguard which will pr vent particles of the paper-strip and of the exploding 'fulminate from flying rearwardly toward the person holding the pistol, and to thereby prevent any possible injury to the person while in the act of firing the pistol.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be more fully. understood from the following detailed description of the said invention.-

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel toy-pistol hereinafter set forth; and, the said invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, all ofwhioh will he more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodled 1n the clauses of the claims, which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a t y-pistol made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention; and Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the casing-members of the pistol, showing the interior construction of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the toypist-ol, with one of the casinganembers removed, to disclose the interior mechanism, the devices and parts thereof being represented in their normalinitial positions; and Figures 4, 5- and'6 are similar views, the devices and parts of the interior mechanism, being represented in their various active positions, before and after the cap or fulminate has been fired.

Figure 7 is a detail transverse vertical sectional representation of the pistol, said section being taken on line 7-7 in said Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows in said figure; and Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views of certain of the parts of the interior mechanism of the pistol.

Similar characters of'reference are employed in all of the said herein-above de scribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

' Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates one of the casing-members or shells,and 2 indicates the other and oppositely placed casing-member or shell of the pistol. In practice, the members or shells 1 and 2 are shaped to simulate in general appearance and outline, a magazine revolver'or pistol,

the hollow or chambered portions of the casing-members or shells land 2 being opposed with their hollow sides togethcr, and then secured one to the other in any convenient and desirable manner, preferably by neans of a. screw, as 3, so that together they provide a hollow or chambered casing, for the arrangement therein of the interior "iQCllfiIllSlH of the pistol. The saidshells or casing-members are provided with marginally cut away portions so as to provide the body of the pistol, produced by the assembled casing-members or shells with slots or openings, as 4, 5, 6 and 7, substantially as shown. and'for the purposes to be presently more fully set forth.

At their upper portions, adjacent to the slot or opening 4, the said casing-members or shells are made with suitably shaped e2;- tensions, as 8, back of which are re-enforcements 9. As will be evident from an inspection cfthe drawings these entensions provide the anvil of the pistol, upon ill) andfi of the drawings. 7 p 't ons, the s'aidcasing member or shell 1 1s whi -h the caps orfuhninateS are adapted to ie :Xploded. Surrounding portions of the i 7 nvil thus produced, are marginal walls 11',

provided with pivot-posts 15a i1d 16 which project 'from the inner face ofsth'esaid member or shell, across the main chamber of the pistol, and terminate, respectively, in

oppositely'located holes or perforations 17 and 18, with which the other casing-member or shell 2 is provided. The said casingmemher or shell 1 is'also provided with other posts 19 and 20, and also with a lug or projection :21. Disposed between the,

side-walls 22 and23 of thecasing-member or shell 1 is a resilient member or' sprmgplate 24, provided with'a suitably bent por tion, as 25, which is arranged about the post 20, to cause the fiat encl-portion 26' of the said member or spring-plate to bear lightly against an insertedstrip 27 provided with the usual distribution of caps or fulminates 28, The tension of said'encl-portion 26 of the plate 2% is such, that it Will not interfere with the movementof the strip toward 'the anvil 10 of the 'pistolybut-will at all times maintain the proper fiat relation of the strip, and willprevent any buckling of the .strip, during its movement toward the anvil.

Connected with, and extending forwardly from the said end-portion 26 01 the resilient member or spring-plate-2 t, through the previously mentioned opening 7, is'a suitably 'formedrfingerpiece orx push-member 29, for,

forcing the said end-portion 26 away from contact with the face of the side-wall 23, so

' as to permit of the insertion and the proper "positioning of the proper-cap or i 'ulminate carrying strip 27 as will be clearly evident.

-Pivotally mounted upon the post 15 is a trigger-member or element 30" comprising a fingerpiece 31 which extends into and through, and is movably disposed in the opening 5, for actuating the trigger.- The said .t1'igge1'-111ember orelement 30is. alsQ provided with an actuating arm 32 which is provided with pivot lugs or pins, extending on opposite sides ottheifree endi 7 5.As soon, however,as the marginal edge 53 of the push-member irides past the corner 55 of the lift-plate 15,then the hamportionotthe said arm, As-shown more particularly 'in'Figure Sof the drawings,

there is oseillato'rily mounted upon the said lu s or )ins 33 the members 35 and 360i aa, 2 V yoke-shaped :push-member or; element 34,

one of its members, as'35, beingniarginally cut away in a straight "line, as" at 37, said Vmarginally cut-away portion normally being in engagement withand resting upon the upper surface of the; stop-lug or pro clearly indicatedin said Figures 3, 4,

jection 21, this normal relation of these;

parts being'produced by the action of a trigger-controlhng spring,hav1ng a COIlGCl-POIE tion 38 encircling the 'post-l' 5,: an arm-portion bearing against the post 19, and an- 7 ti er arm-' ort'ion 40 extendin between the.

said members 35 and 38 andbearing upon one ofthe said lugsorpins 33, as "willbe understood from an inspection of Figures 3, 1, 5 and 6 of the drawings. The main purposes of the saidfltrigger-spring"are to return the trigger into its normal; initial position' atterit has been pulled-and then released by the operator, and to maintai'nfthe push inember in its lowest position upon the stop-lug with the trigger, as indicated in Figure 3, V

Oscillatorlly disposed upon the post 16 is a suitableshaped hammenarm 42, the upper portion of which extends into and through and is movable in the opening 01 slot 4, the said arm being. provided with a rearwardly 21, due to its'pivotal connection )ro'ectins; )ortion 43'hav'in a .hammerhead, as li, upon its free end whieli normally rests uponlthe anv l 1Q. Co-operatmg with said hammer-arm 1s a hft-plate'th,

"made of sheet-metal, and which is securely aiiixed to said hammer-arm bya flanged portion 16 turned over-the marginal portlon 44- 'ofthe hammer-arm, and a tongue orlug 4.8 stuclr up from said lift-plate 41",

said-tongue or lug being bent at ga'right angle to said'plate andlbeing inserted and secured in a hole'or perforationegwith which the hammer-arm 42 is provided,as 5 and 6. The normal initial position of the said hammer-arm 12 and the lift plate 45'is produced by a hammer-controlling spring having aqcoiled, portion 50 eneir'cling'the post 16,,an arm-portion 151 bearingxagainst the post 19, and another arm-portion 52 hearing against the ,flanged portion 46 of the lift plate 15, or upon the hammer-arm, as will be clearly evident; The purpose of the 'lit't plate will be fully understood from an inspection of Figures i and .5, from which it' will be 53 of" the marginal seen that when the marginal edge pnsh-memberfiet rides aga nst the edge 15% of the lift-plate 45, the

hammer-head 44: will beraised away from the anvil 10, against theaction of the hammost cap or fulminate is located directly'in rent of theanvil, as shown in said Figure operator now-releasing the pressure exerted the hammer-head 44c down upon mer-controlling spring, so that the upperby his finger upon the trigger, the triggercontrolling spring will immediately return the tri ger-member or element and the push-men'iber 3% to their normal positions, with all the elements and parts of the pistol ready for the next firing operation. 7

From an inspection of said Figure 6 of the drawings, it will be seen that, as the cap or fuln'iinate is exploded, that portion of the paper-strip surrounding the said cap or fulminate is also consumed, and that the marginal walls 11 of the anvil 10 to serve as a guard, to prevent any particles of the paper or powder from flying in a rearward direction, so as to prevent any possible injury of the person handling the pistol.

Of course, I am fully aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present in vention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto. Hence,

I do not liinit'my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A toy-pistol comprising a pair of casmg-members secured together to provide a chamber, means within said chamber for feeding a cap-containing strip to the firinganvil of the pistol, and a flat spring-plate within said chamber, means for securing the said spring-plate at one end-portion thereof in fix d position, and the other end-portion of said spring-plate bein adapted to bear upon the eap-containin strip to maintain the same proper position, but arranged so as not to interfere with the forward movement of the said strip, and a fingcrpiece connected with and extending from said spring plate to a point outside of the chamber of the pistol to permit of the spring plate to be forced out of contact with the cap-containing strip. 2. A toy-pistol comprising a pair of casing-niemhers having marginal sidewalls, said casing-members being secured together to provide a chaniber, a post extending from one of said casinganembers, means within said chamber for feeding a cap-containing strip. to the tiring-anvil of the pistol, a flat spring-plate within said chamber, said spring-plate having a bent portion in contact with said post and having its lower endportion in retaining engagementwith portions of the side-walls of the casing-members, and the other end-portion of said spring-plateheingadapted to bear upon the cap-containing strip'to n'iaintain the same in proper position, but ar anged so as not to interfere with the forward movement of the strip, and a iingerpiece connect-ed with and extending from said spring-plate to a point outside of the chamber of the pistol to permit of the spring-plate to be forced out of contact with the cap-containing strip.

A toy-pistol comprising a pair of casing-members secured together to provide a chamber, a trigger-member mounted within said chamber, and a cap-engaging means pivotally connected with said trigger-memher, said cap-engaging means having a portion adapted to engage a raised cap of a capcontaining strip for intermittently feeding said strip in a forward direction, combinal with a spring-tension within said chamber, said spring-tension having a portion .in maintaining contact with'the cap-containing strip, but arranged so as not to interfere with the forward movement of the said strip, and a fingerpiece extending from said spring-tension to permit of the spring-tension to be forced out of contact with the capcontaining strip.

at. A toy-pistol comprising a pair of casing-members securcd together to provide a chamber, a pivot-post extending from one of said casing members, a trigger-member mounted upon said post, said trigger-memher comprising a fingerpiece and an a'ctu ating arm, a yoke-shaped push-member oscillatorily connected with said actuating arm, a stop-lug extending from one of said casing-members with which the said pushmember is normally in engagen'ient, and a spring for controlling said trigger-member.

A toy-pistol con'iprising a pair of casing-members secured together to provide a chamber, a pivot-post extending from one of said casing members, a trigger-member mounted upon said post, said tri; ;ger-memher con'iprising a iingerpicce and an actua'ting arm, a yoke-sha} )ed pusmmember oscillatorily connected with said actuating arm, a stop-lug extending from one of said casing-members with which the said pushmeinher is normally in engagement, and a spring for controlling said'triggeranember associated with a spring-tension within said chamber, said spring-tension having a portion in maintaining contact with the capcontaining strip, but arranged so as not to interefere'uuth the forward movement of the said strip. p 7

A toy-pistol comp 'ising a pair of casing-members secured together to provide a chamber, a pivot-post extending from one of said casing members, a tri r-member an mounted. upon said post, said trigger-member comprising a fingerpiecc and an actuating arm, a yoke-shaped push-member osci-llatorily connected with said actuating arm, a stop-lug extending from one of said Still H 7. A toy-pistol comprising a pair of easing-members with which the saidpush- IDBIillJQI is normally in engagement,,and a spring for controlling saidtrigger-member associated with a spring-tension with n said chamber, said spring-tension having it'pOl't" tion; in maintz-iining contactrwith the cap-V containing strip, but arranged so as not to interfere with the forward movement of the said strip, and a fingerpiece extending from said spring-tcnsionto permit of the springtension to be forced out of contactwith the cap-containing strip. r

casing-members secured together to provide a chamber,a trigg-er member mounted within said cl1amber,a-. hammer-arm"pivotally mounted within said chamber, a lift-plate *carried "by said hammer-arm,-.and a cap-v 2 said T trigger-member,

engaging .means pivotally connected with said trigger-member, said reap-engaging meanshaving a portion adapted to engage a raised cap of-a' cap-containing strip for ntermittently feedingsaid strip in aforward portiondirection, and having another adapted toengage said hit-plate tor raising said hammer-arm;

l 8. A toy-pistol comprising a pair of casing-members secured together to provide a chamber, a trigger-member mounted witnin said chamber, a hammer-arm pivotally mounted within said chamber,a lift-plate carried by said hammer-arm, and" acapengaging means pivotally connected w th, said cap-engaging means having a portion adapted to engage a raised cap of a cap-containingstripfor,

intermittent-1y feeding said strip in a:forward direction', and having another por-- tion adapted 'to engage said: lift-platev for lraising said ha'mmer-arin, combined with a spring-tension within said chamber, said spring-tension havinga portion; in main-' taining contact with thecap-containing strip,*but arranged'so as not to interfere with the" forward movement "of the said strip.

. 9. A toy-pistol"comprisingra' pair of casing-members secured together to provide a chamber, a trigger-member mounted within said chamber, a, hammer-arm pivotally mounted within said chamber, a lift plate carried by said hammer-arm, jand acap-engaging means pivotallym connectedwith said trigger-inemben; said eap feir' gaging means'having a portion adapted to engage a raised cap of a cap-containing" b strip for intermittently feeding said strip in a forward directiom'an'd, having another portion adapted to engage said lift-plate for raising said hammer-arm, combined with a spring te'nsionwithin said chamber, said spring-tension having a. portion in maintaining contact with the cap-containing strip, but. arranged so "as not to interfere with-the forward -movement'ofthe said A ,ber

;member is normally pto interfere with strip, and a fingerpiece extending from said containingstrip. V g V g 10, A11 toy-pistolcomprising a pair of casinginembers secured together to provide achambenf one-ofjsaid'casing members, a trigger-member 'niounte'd upon said post, said triggermember comprising a fingerpiece and an actuating arm, a yoke-shaped push-member osciliatorily connected with said actuating sion to 'be forced out of contact with the cap- 7 engagement, a spring for controlling said trigger member, another. pivot-post extending from one of said casing-members, spring contro1led h'ammer-arm mountednpon said last mentioned arm, astop-hig extending from one of said casing-meinbers with which the said pushother pivot-post extendin'gcfrom one of said casing-members, a spring-controlled harm a pivot-post extending from in engagement for actuating said hammerj pivot-post extending from one 7 in, engagement, a spring for QQDtIOlhHg said trigger-member, an-' spring-tension to permit of the spring-tenarm, a stopglug extending from one ofsaid- :casmganembers with which the said pushmember is normally in lat ng arm, a yoke-shaped push member os-,

cillatorily connected with said actuating 1ner-arm mounted upon said last-mentioned post, and. a'lift plate carried-by said hammer-arin with-'whic h another portion/of,

said pushtinember is'adaptedto be brought in engagement for actuating said hamme arm, combined with a spring-tensioiiwithin said chamber, said "spring-tension having a portion J in maintaining contact with the cap-containingstrip, but arrangedso as not the forward movement of thesaid strip. V

12;; A toy-pistol comprising a pair-of casing-members secured togetl'ier, to" provide a'chamber, apivot post extendingffrom one of said casingmenibers, tr-igger-mem ber nioiintecl 5u1')0n said post, said trigger .me'mber comprising, a fingerpiece 'and'an e actuating arm,;a yoke-shaped push-member oscillatorily connected with said actuating arm, a stop-lug extendingfrom one of said casing-members with which the said pushmember is normally in engagement, a'spring for controllingQ said trigger-member, an-

other pivot-post extending from one of said casin -members a s )rin -controlled hammer-arm mounted uponsaid last-mentioned post, and a lift-p1ate carried by said hamarm provided with a hole, and a lift-plate, said lift-plate having a flanged portion in embracing relation With a marginal edgeportion of the hammer-arm, and provided With a tongue extending into the hole of said hammer-arm, all for securing said liftplate in a fixed position to said hammerarm.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of July, 19%.

'WILLIAM .F. GEHRIG. 

